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Other Names: Bastet, Ailuros
Patron of: the sun (originally), the moon (after the Greeks), cats, women, and secrets.
Appearance: A desert cat, or a woman with the head of a cat (this form possibly dates after
the domestication of the Egyptian wild cat).
Description: Probably the most famous Egyptian goddess after Isis, Bast was said to be the
daughter of Ra, though long after he created the primal gods. She was originally a sun
goddess, but after contact with the Greeks, she changed to a moon goddess, probably due to
the Greeks associating her with Artemis.
Like Artemis, Bast was a wild goddess. To those who were in her favor, she gave great
blessings, but her wrath was legendary and she was sometimes listed as one of Ra's avenging
deities who punish the sinful and the enemies of Egypt. This is of course in keeping with her
totem animal, the cat. Cats were sacred to Bast, and to harm one was deemed a great
transgression. Bast's importance in the Egyptian pantheon might be due to the great value
placed on the domesticated cat by the Egyptians. Cats curtailed the spread of disease by
killing vermin, and though the idea of microbes was unknown to the ancient Egyptians, they
must have noticed the connection between rats and disease.
Her worship was widespread, and her cult apparently had a great deal of power. Bubastis was
even the capital of Egypt for a time during the Late Period, and some pharaohs took her name
in their king-names. Herodotus' description of her temple at Bubastis is that of a place of great
splendor and beauty, rivaled only by the temples to Ra and Horus.
Worship: Worshipped widely throughout Egypt, her cult center was at Bubastis.
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House of Bast Family Members
Phaneb - Father - 48 years old - Warrior
Amene - Mother - 36 years old - Head Priestess of Bast
Behdeti - Son - 29 years old - War Lord
Phaneb II - Son, twin to Sebakaura - 28 years old - Warrior
Jalamerina - Wife of Phaneb II - 27 years old - Clothier
*Their children:
*Trismegistus - son - 8 years old
*Hattan - son - 5 years old
Sebakaura - Daughter, twin to Phaneb II - 28 years old - Hand Maiden (Warrior)
Sebak - Son - 27 years old - Assassin
Menkaure - Son - 26 years old - Warrior
Hessimere - Son - 25 years old - Assassin
Arura Y'alla - Guardlighter- 25 years old - Widow of Hessimere, remarried Paladin Brusk Guardlighter - Mistress of Shadows -Murdered
**Her child:
**Jasefera - Daughter - 10 years old - Murdered
Antefen - Son - 24 years old - Physician
Tumani - Son - 23 years old - Warrior
Bakenk - Son - 22 years old - Warrior
Neferu Ahotep -Illigitamate daughter of Phaneb - 22 years old - Commited Suicide
Amarna - Daughter - 20 years old - Priestess of Bast
Enneas - Son - 19 years old - Priest of Bast
(Characters in yellow = open, blue= munned)
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 Phaneb |
 Amene |
 Phaneb II |
 Jalamerina |
 Trismegistus |
 Hattan |
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 Antefen |
 Bakenk |
 Amarna |
 Enneas |
 Hessimere |
 Menkaure |
 Tumaini |
 Sebak |
 Behdeti |
